Kyiv says its forces under heavy Russian attack in east Ukraine

FILE PHOTO: Smoke rises after recent Russian air strikes, in the town of Toretsk, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, near a front line in Donetsk region, Ukraine July 3, 2024. REUTERS/Alina Smutko/File Photo

KYIV (Reuters) - Ukraine's military said its forces had come under multiple Russian attacks over the course of Tuesday on the Toretsk and Pokrovsk fronts in eastern Ukraine.

In a statement, the military said Russian forces attacked Ukrainian positions around Toretsk, including the settlement of Niu-York, but did not say what the outcome of that fight was.